The Amazing Race Asia 4
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The Amazing Race Asia 4 is the fourth installment of the reality television
game show
The Amazing Race Asia. The Amazing Race Asia 4 features several teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world. Production for this installment was delayed in 2009. It is also the first Amazing Race series to be filmed and broadcasted in high-definition.
Applications ended March 31, 2010, after a short extension due to popular demand. Semi-finalist and finalist interviews were held between March/April. Filming took place June to July 2010.
The season premiered on September 23, 2010. The identities of the contestants were revealed on September 2, 2010. The premiere episode also shown on AXN's website on September 16, 2010.
A special episode was aired on December 2, 2010, a week before the season finale.
Filipino friends Richard Hardin & Richard Herrera were the winners of the race.
The Amazing Race Asia 4 is the first Amazing Race to be broadcast in high-definition television
. According to AXN
, this season is dubbed as "Ride of a Lifetime". Allan noted that this season will travel to exotic locations and feature new challenges. This season features a first-time visit to Sri Lanka, as well as visits to far-flung areas including Invercargill
, New Zealand
, and Legazpi City
, Albay
, Philippines
. Indonesia
was also a previously visited country and was never visited in the original American edition
, but later was visited in the nineteenth season
, in 2011.
Leg 5 was said to be the most expensive production to date. It features teams riding numerous forms of transportations: airplanes, bus, passenger jeep, carrier jeep, jet ski and an all-terrain vehicle.
Leg 7 was a double-length leg, which has been featured since the first season of the show. Similar to seasons 7
, 8
, 9
and 14
of the US version
, the leg midpoint was explicitly mentioned as a pit stop, dubbing it as a virtual pitstop, with the exception that there was no mention of an elimination at the pit stop. Instead, the clue stated "Meet Allan Wu". It should be noted though that they count the virtual pit stop as an actual pit stop, as evidenced by the host's words at the finale, stating that the race had eleven pit stops, when in fact there were only ten.
This race started in Kuala Lumpur
, Malaysia and ended in Singapore
. This is the first Amazing Race Asia season to start and end in two different countries, albeit having close proximity of the two locations. In some foreign editions, starting and ending locations are in different countries (such as Brazil
, Israel
and Latin America
), but not in the original American edition, which starts and ends in the same country.
This also marks the first time wherein a contestant was absent at the final pitstop, specifically Lani Pillinger due to a broken collar bone.
, Nadine was Miss Indonesia Earth 2009
, while Natasha was Miss South Jakarta 2007
. Dimple is a Hindi
soap actress
who starred in the serial Aathvaan Vachan
while her friend Sunaina
is an India
n TV actress, who is currently starring in Dill Mill Gayye, as well as a movie actress who starred in Hindi movie Kyun! Ho Gaya Na.... Manas finished runner-up as a contestant on the Indian reality-dating show Rakhi Ka Swayamwar
, similar in format to The Bachelorette
of the American series. Jess and Lani as well as Richard Herrera have appeared in numerous media and print advertisements and commercials in the Philippines
. Richard Hardin is a former pro-basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association
. Claire is a prominent bar musician who plays at numerous gigs around Singapore while Michelle was a reality TV contestant on the Singaporean
series S Factor. At the ages of 21 and 22 respectively, Claire and Michelle also form the youngest team in Amazing Race Asia history.
This season features two non-Asians, Ivan, who is from Hungary
and races with his Malaysian wife Hilda; and Australia
n Jess (tattooist Jacinta James), who races with fellow countrywoman Lani Pillinger (though Lani is of Filipino ethnicity); Richard (Hardin) & Richard (Herrera) were raised in the United States
.This was the first time that Thailand
was not represented this season.
, Caltex
and Sony
. The official hotel partner is Hilton
, while the series is supported by Tourism Malaysia
and Mix FM
.
A week before the premiere of Racers Revealed, the show was released on its official website. The first episode premiered on the official website one week before the season debut as well.
The Roadblock required one team member to ascend the stairs at the Batu Caves complex while carrying an offering and counting the number of steps. Once at the top, they had to exchange their offering and the correct answer of 272 steps to receive their next clue. The Detour was Flags or Rags. In Flags, teams must search five flags around the ship using ship lingo. In Rags, one team member must lower themselves down to clean windows of the ship, while the other must search for and take a photo of their partner to receive their next clue.
Additional tasks
The Roadblock required one team member to guide a ring through an underwater rope maze whilst using diving equiptment. If the team member did not finish the puzzle in time (which is when the diver instructor told them the time is up), the team would incur a four-hour penalty for not completing the Roadblock (which would be assessed at the pit-stop). In this leg's Detour, teams chose between Rapid Water or Rapid Fire. In both detours, teams had to first drive themselves to Kiulu River White Water Rafting. In Rapid Water, teams had to sail a bamboo raft down river rapids and across the river to retrieve their next clue. In Rapid Fire, both teammates had to shoot Malaysian slingshot
s at two targets to receive their next clue.
Additional tasks
Kota Kinabalu (Kota Kinabalu International Airport) to Sepang
, Selangor (Kuala Lumpur International Airport
)
In this leg's Detour, teams have to choose between Carry It or Count It. In both detours teams had to first travel to Pettah
by public transport. In Carry It, teams had to carry 12 blocks of ice to a market vendor across the fish market. In Count It, teams had to count fish and give the correct amount of 1100 fish to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, teams traveled to Trendy Connection and one team member to sew a shirt to receive their next clue.
Additional tasks
(Galle Railway Station)
In the first Fast Forward of the race, a team had to proceed to the Galle Bus Station and have their heads shaved at a nearby street barber. Once completed, the team had to bring a Hilton Duck and proceed using a marked taxi to the pit stop. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member has to know the year when Sri Lanka became a sovereign state and changed its name from Ceylon
to its present name. The team member had to use this year to unlock a treasure chest located along a beach outside the Galle Lighthouse. (The Answer needed to unlock the chest is 1-9-7-2.) In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Coconut Course and Language Course. In Coconut Course, teams had climb up a laddered coconut tree and traverse on a hanging rope between two coconut trees. Once done, they will each receive a coconut which they have to give to the chieftain to get their next clue. In Language Course, teams had to go to school and learn from a student ten Sinhalese words. Once they think they have mastered all ten words, they must recite it to a teacher. If they get all ten correct, the teacher will hand them their next clue.
Additional tasks
Colombo (Bandaranaike International Airport) to Manila
, Philippines
(Ninoy Aquino International Airport
) Pasay City
(Philtranco Pasay Terminal) to Legazpi City
, Albay
(Legazpi Grand Central Terminal)
This Leg's Detour was a choice between Jig and Pig. In Jig, teams would do traditional costumes and dance to the satisfaction of two judges. In Pig, teams would compete in a game of catching an oiled pig. They would have to collect two pigs to receive their next clue. At this leg's Roadblock, one team member must kayak to the flagged fish farm and find one of the hundreds of clues as only ten hold the next clue (the one that says "Correct!").
Additional notes
Additional tasks
Legazpi City (Legazpi Airport) to Invercargill
, New Zealand
(Invercargill Airport
)
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Plunge or Swing. Both detours are located at Nevis Highwire Platform
in Nevis River
. In Plunge, each team member must make a bungee jump from a height of 134 metres (439.6 ft) above the Nevis River to receive their next clue. In Swing, both team members will be seated side by side and swing from a platform 300 metres (984.3 ft) above the Nevis Canyon to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, teams travel to Coronet Peak
and one team member to find a clue buried in the snow hill using their avalanche rescue
transceiver
.
Additional tasks
In this leg's first Detour, teams had to choose between Pen or Pinot. In Pen, teams must separate three marked sheep from a flock to another pen to receive their next clue. In Pinot, teams must carry and fill a wine barrow with wine to receive their next clue. For the leg's first Roadblock, teams took a taxi to Circus Art School on Sydney Olympic Park, one team member must perform flying trapeze
routine to receive their next clue.
In this leg's second Roadblock, teams drive themselves to WRX Rally Experience Circuit race and one team member must take a Subaru Impreza WRX
and make a lap within 1:42 (one minute and forty-two seconds) to get their next clue. If they did not made the lap after the correct time, they would do it again. In this leg's second Detour, teams must first participate in an Aborigine tradition of face-painting before doing one of the Detours, Bush Chucker and Bush Hunter. Both Detours located at a farm in Coombabah
. In Bush Chucker, teams must throw a boomerang
and have it land within a marked circular area. In Bush Hunter, teams must throw a hunting spear to a hay bale. After doing their Detour, one team member must eat a live witchetty grub
, an Aborigine delicacy, to receive their next clue.
Additional tasks
Brisbane (Brisbane Airport) to Denpasar
, Bali
, Indonesia
(Ngurah Rai International Airport) Denpasar, Bali (Star Boat Express) to Mataram
, Lombok
, West Nusa Tenggara
In this leg's Detour, teams chose between Above or Beyond. In Above, teams travelled to Mandalika Market and had to carry a basket of vegetables above their heads without their hands touching the basket, for a distance of 50 meters. In Beyond, teams had to search Kuburan Cina (Chinese Cemetery) for the tomb of Fam Sam Moy. In this leg's Roadblock, teams rode an outrigger
to Gili Trawangan
, where one team member took scuba diving lessons at the Blue Marlin Dive Resort before diving into Halik Reef to retrieve a briefcase. They then returned to Gili Trawangan Island and rode a cidomo
, a local horse carriage to the aforementioned resort. There, both team members had to count the money in the briefcase totaling (Rp
3,804,000) and use this as the combination to retrieve the next clue from their Sony VAIO
laptop. If they did not enter the correct combination within three attempts, they had to wait for 10 minutes before they can enter another combination.
Additional tasks
Mataram (Selaparang Airport
) to Pohang
, Gyeongsangbuk
, South Korea
(Pohang Airport
)
In this leg's Detour, teams must drive to Hwarang Educational Institute and choose between Bow N' Arrow or Rock N' Roll. In Bow N' Arrow, they must choose another team's photograph as target and hit the target three times with a traditional arrow to receive their next clue. In Rock N' Roll, teams must build a ceremonial pagoda
to a certain height using rocks to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, teams must drive to Daereungwon Tomb Complex and one team member must figure out the correct set of three gates to receive their next clue. If the team member incorrectly chooses a gate, s/he will be blocked by warriors. Each team member will be given three attempts to correctly decode the warrior's code or else they have to go back to the starting line.
Additional tasks
(Singapore Changi Airport
)
In this leg's Detour, teams must choose between Stay Up and Add Up. In Stay Up, teams must successfully ride a wave for an accumulated time of two minutes at the Wave House in Sentosa
Island. In Add Up, teams must head to the Gmax Reverse Bungee and add up three numbers called out by the host and get the sum correctly to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member must make a tightrope walk from tower 1 to tower 2 of the Marina Bay Sands Resort to get their clue. They must then make their way back to tower 1 to finish the task.
Additional tasks
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The Amazing Race Asia. The Amazing Race Asia 4 features several teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world. Production for this installment was delayed in 2009. It is also the first Amazing Race series to be filmed and broadcasted in high-definition.
Applications ended March 31, 2010, after a short extension due to popular demand. Semi-finalist and finalist interviews were held between March/April. Filming took place June to July 2010.
The season premiered on September 23, 2010. The identities of the contestants were revealed on September 2, 2010. The premiere episode also shown on AXN's website on September 16, 2010.
A special episode was aired on December 2, 2010, a week before the season finale.
Filipino friends Richard Hardin & Richard Herrera were the winners of the race.
Development and filming
High-definition television
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. According to AXN
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, this season is dubbed as "Ride of a Lifetime". Allan noted that this season will travel to exotic locations and feature new challenges. This season features a first-time visit to Sri Lanka, as well as visits to far-flung areas including Invercargill
Invercargill
Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff,...
, New Zealand
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, and Legazpi City
Legazpi City
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, Albay
Albay
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, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. Indonesia
Indonesia
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was also a previously visited country and was never visited in the original American edition
The Amazing Race (U.S. TV series)
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, but later was visited in the nineteenth season
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, in 2011.
Leg 5 was said to be the most expensive production to date. It features teams riding numerous forms of transportations: airplanes, bus, passenger jeep, carrier jeep, jet ski and an all-terrain vehicle.
Leg 7 was a double-length leg, which has been featured since the first season of the show. Similar to seasons 7
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, 8
The Amazing Race 8
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, 9
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and 14
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of the US version
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, the leg midpoint was explicitly mentioned as a pit stop, dubbing it as a virtual pitstop, with the exception that there was no mention of an elimination at the pit stop. Instead, the clue stated "Meet Allan Wu". It should be noted though that they count the virtual pit stop as an actual pit stop, as evidenced by the host's words at the finale, stating that the race had eleven pit stops, when in fact there were only ten.
This race started in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Malaysia and ended in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. This is the first Amazing Race Asia season to start and end in two different countries, albeit having close proximity of the two locations. In some foreign editions, starting and ending locations are in different countries (such as Brazil
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, Israel
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and Latin America
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), but not in the original American edition, which starts and ends in the same country.
This also marks the first time wherein a contestant was absent at the final pitstop, specifically Lani Pillinger due to a broken collar bone.
Cast
Season 4's cast include the show's first father-daughter team, as well as martial arts experts, tattooists, social workers and musicians. Like in previous Asian editions, this season features a large number of media personalities or their relatives. Wendy was a finalist in Miss Hong Kong 2006Miss Hong Kong Pageant
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, Nadine was Miss Indonesia Earth 2009
Miss Earth
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, while Natasha was Miss South Jakarta 2007
South Jakarta
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. Dimple is a Hindi
Hindi
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soap actress
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who starred in the serial Aathvaan Vachan
Aathvaan Vachan
Aathvaan Vachan - Saath Vachano Se Badkar is a Hindi language television series that aired on Sony TV, starting from September 1, 2008 on every Monday to Thursday at 9pm IST. The story is based on the life of a girl name Manali & her younger mentally imbalanced siter Urmi...
while her friend Sunaina
Sunaina Gulia
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is an India
India
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n TV actress, who is currently starring in Dill Mill Gayye, as well as a movie actress who starred in Hindi movie Kyun! Ho Gaya Na.... Manas finished runner-up as a contestant on the Indian reality-dating show Rakhi Ka Swayamwar
Rakhi Ka Swayamwar
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, similar in format to The Bachelorette
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of the American series. Jess and Lani as well as Richard Herrera have appeared in numerous media and print advertisements and commercials in the Philippines
Philippines
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. Richard Hardin is a former pro-basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association
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. Claire is a prominent bar musician who plays at numerous gigs around Singapore while Michelle was a reality TV contestant on the Singaporean
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
series S Factor. At the ages of 21 and 22 respectively, Claire and Michelle also form the youngest team in Amazing Race Asia history.
This season features two non-Asians, Ivan, who is from Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
and races with his Malaysian wife Hilda; and Australia
Australia
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n Jess (tattooist Jacinta James), who races with fellow countrywoman Lani Pillinger (though Lani is of Filipino ethnicity); Richard (Hardin) & Richard (Herrera) were raised in the United States
United States
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.This was the first time that Thailand
Thailand
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was not represented this season.
Marketing
The Amazing Race Asia 4 has three official sponsors, they are AxiataAxiata Group Berhad
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, Caltex
Caltex
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and Sony
Sony
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. The official hotel partner is Hilton
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, while the series is supported by Tourism Malaysia
Tourism Malaysia
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and Mix FM
Mix FM (Malaysia)
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.
A week before the premiere of Racers Revealed, the show was released on its official website. The first episode premiered on the official website one week before the season debut as well.
Results
The following teams participated in the race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Placements are listed in finishing order:| Team | Relationship | Position (by leg) | Roadblocks performed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| Richard & Richard |
Friends | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | Richard Ha. 5, Richard He. 5 |
| Claire & Michelle |
Rebel Pals | 3rd | 7th | 4th | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | Claire 5, Michelle 6 |
| Hussein & Natasha |
Father & Daughter | 9th | 9th | 2nd | 5th | 7th | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | Hussein 6, Natasha 5 |
| Jess & Lani |
Party Girls | 8th | 8th | 7th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | Jess 5, Lani 5 | |
 Ethan & Khairie |
Friends | 1st | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | Ethan 4, Khairie 5 | ||
 Dimple & SunainaSunaina Gulia Sunaina Gulia is an Indian television actress. She portrays the role of 'Dr. Anjali Gupta' in Dill Mill Gayye on Star One. Gulia made her first appearance as a host on the television program Voyager... |
Travel Friends | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 5th | Dimple 4, Sunaina 4 | ||||
| Ivan & Hilda |
Married | 6th | 1st | 3rd | 6th | 6th | Ivan 3, Hilda 3 | ||||||
| Sahil & Manas |
Cousins | 7th | 4th | 8th | 8th | Sahil 2, Manas 3 | |||||||
 Alan & Wendy |
Dating | 5th | 6th | Alan 2, Wendy 2 | |||||||||
| Yani & Nadine |
Best Friends | Yani 1, Nadine 1 | |||||||||||
- A team placement indicates that the team was eliminated.
- An team placement indicates that the team came in last on a non-elimination leg of the race and was "Marked for Elimination"; if the team did not finish 1st on the next leg, they would receive a 30-minute penalty.
- A indicates that the team won a Fast Forward clue.
- Matching colored symbols indicate teams who worked together during part of the leg as a result of the Intersection route marker.
- A indicates that the team who chose to use the Yield; indicates the team who received it.
- A indicates that the team chose to use a U-Turn; indicates the team who received it.
- Italicised results indicate the position of the team at the mid-point of a two-episode leg.
- Five of the 10 teams arrived at the Pit Stop after an applied a four-hour penalty for failing to complete the Roadblock (only Alan, Claire, Yani, Jess and Natasha). The initial placements for all teams are as follows (the five boldfaced teams were not given the penalty):
- 1st: Alan & Wendy; 2nd: Ivan & Hilda; 3rd: Richard & Richard; 4th: Claire & Michelle; 5th: Dimple & Sunaina; 6th: Sahil & Manas; 7th: Yani & Nadine; 8th: Jess & Lani; 9th: Hussein & Natasha; 10th: Ethan & Khairie
- Yani & Nadine were further assessed their 30 minute "marked for elimination" penalty for not checking in 1st. This pushed Jess & Lani and Hussein & Natasha up to 8th and 9th respectively while they themselves fell to last place, which resulted in their elimination.
- Sahil & Manas initially arrived 7th did not pay their tuk-tuk fare correctly. They had to settle the fare before they were allowed to check-in. During that time, Jess & Lani checked in at 7th, while Sahil & Manas dropped to 8th.
- Alan & Wendy had been "marked for elimination". However, since they checked-in last, they were eliminated without being issued the 30-minute penalty.
- Ethan & Khairie departed the Pit Stop last at the start of Leg 6, as they were flown by helicopter directly to Legazpi AirportLegazpi AirportLegazpi Airport in the Philippines is a major airport in the Bicol Region, serving the vicinity of Legazpi City in Albay...
as part of the prize won on the previous leg. - Leg 7 was a double-length leg with two Detours and two Roadblocks shown over two episodes.
- ^ In the Roadblock of the first half of Leg 7 and Leg 10, Hussein found the tasks too difficult to complete and he and Natasha took a 4-hour penalty at the locations of those tasks.
- Dimple & Sunaina fell behind the other teams during the second half of Leg 7. Whilst still completing the Detour, all the other teams had checked-in at the Pit Stop; Allan asked them to come to the pit-stop for their elimination. In a post-race interview, they revealed that they did complete the detour prior to their elimination.
Prizes
Individual prizes were awarded to the first team to complete a leg.- Leg 1 – A Sony PlayStation 3PlayStation 3The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
and BRAVIABRAVIABRAVIA is a Sony brand used to market its high-definition LCD televisions, projection TVs and front projectors and for the PlayStation 3 , along with its home cinema range under the sub-brand BRAVIA Theatre. The BRAVIA name is an acronym of "Best Resolution Audio Visual Integrated Architecture"...
for each team member. - Leg 2 – A Sony VAIOVAIOVAIO is a sub-brand used for many of Sony's computer products. Originally an acronym of Video Audio Integrated Operation, this was amended to Visual Audio Intelligent Organizer in 2008 to celebrate the brand's 10th anniversary...
for each team member. - Leg 3 – A vacation package worth US$United States dollarThe United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
3,000 to ColomboColomboColombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
, Sri LankaSri LankaSri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the... - Leg 4 – US$2,000 each
- Leg 5 – Trip for two to the Philippines and US$3,000, and a helicopter ride to Legazpi AirportLegazpi AirportLegazpi Airport in the Philippines is a major airport in the Bicol Region, serving the vicinity of Legazpi City in Albay...
to be given after all teams had departed in the next leg. - Leg 6 – A vacation package and a dinner for two at the Marina Bay Sands in SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, worth US$5,100 - Leg 7:
- Midpoint – A special prize of an upgrade in any Hilton hotel was awarded to Ethan & Khairie for being the fastest team to complete the Hilton bed-making challenge in the "leg" and were rewarded in the following episode, although they did not arrive 1st.
- Pit Stop – A 4-day ski vacation at NisekoNiseko, Hokkaidois a town located in Abuta District, Shiribeshi, Hokkaidō, Japan. To the Japanese people, Niseko principally refers to a mountain range and a municipal area. However, overseas the name has come to refer to a wider area of ski resorts encompassing Hokkaido's Mount Yōtei, often referred to as the...
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
worth US$6,000 for the first place team.
- Leg 8 – A year's supply of Caltex with Techron worth US$5,000
- Leg 9 – A trip to Hilton in the MaldivesMaldivesThe Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
worth US$6,000 - Leg 10 – US$100,000
Race Summary
Leg 1 (Malaysia)
- Kuala LumpurKuala LumpurKuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Malaysia (Thean Hou TempleThean Hou TempleThe Thean Hou Temple is a landmark six-tiered Chinese temple in Kuala Lumpur. It is located on a 1.67 acres of land atop Robson Heights along Lorong Bellamy, overlooking Jalan Syed Putra . It was completed in 1987 and officially opened in 1989...
) (Starting Line) - GombakGombakGombak is a district located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The district was created on February 1, 1974, the same day when Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory. Until 1997, Rawang was the district capital; the capital has been moved to Bandar Baru Selayang. Gombak borders Kuala...
, SelangorSelangorSelangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...
(Batu CavesBatu CavesBatu Caves , is a limestone hill, which has a series of caves and cave temples, located in Gombak district, north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It takes its name from the Sungai Batu or Batu River, which flows past the hill. Batu Caves is also the name of the nearby village.The cave is one of the...
) - George TownGeorge Town, PenangGeorge Town was voted as one of the best cities in Asia by Asiaweek, ranked 6th in 1998 and 9th in 2000. More recently, George Town has improved a notch to rank as the 9th most liveable city in Asia in a survey of 254 cities worldwide according to an international location ratings survey by , an...
, PenangPenangPenang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...
(Pinang Peranakan Mansion) - GelugorGelugorGelugor is a town located at the southern part of Georgetown, a midway town between Georgetown and Sungai Dua...
(Futsal Court) - George Town (Swettenham Pier)
- Penang (Star Cruise Pisces 12th Deck)
The Roadblock required one team member to ascend the stairs at the Batu Caves complex while carrying an offering and counting the number of steps. Once at the top, they had to exchange their offering and the correct answer of 272 steps to receive their next clue. The Detour was Flags or Rags. In Flags, teams must search five flags around the ship using ship lingo. In Rags, one team member must lower themselves down to clean windows of the ship, while the other must search for and take a photo of their partner to receive their next clue.
Additional tasks
- After finishing the Roadblock, teams were instructed to find the location of "the Pit Stop of Episode 8 in the sixteenth seasonThe Amazing Race 16The Amazing Race 16 is the sixteenth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 16 features eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world....
of the American versionThe Amazing Race (U.S. TV series)The Amazing Race is an American reality game show in which teams of two or four race around the world against other teams, with the first-place team winning $1,000,000. As the original version of the Amazing Race franchise, the CBS program has been running since 2001 and is airing its nineteenth...
." This clue sent them to Pinang Peranakan Mansion. Once there, they had to find "Baldwin" which refers to a piano where their next clue was in the form of piano sheet musicSheet musicSheet music is a hand-written or printed form of music notation that uses modern musical symbols; like its analogs—books, pamphlets, etc.—the medium of sheet music typically is paper , although the access to musical notation in recent years includes also presentation on computer screens...
of the song "Amazing GraceAmazing Grace"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton , published in 1779. With a message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of the sins people commit and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God,...
". - At the Futsal Court, each team member had to take a specific number of turns defending the goal against young FutsalFutsalFutsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
players. The team would receive a 2 minute time penalty for each goal scored against them.
Leg 2 (Malaysia)
- Penang (Batu Ferringhi) Bayan LepasBayan LepasBayan Lepas is a town in Penang, Malaysia being home to the Penang International Airport. It has a population of about 141,000 people. Bayan Lepas is the main industrial hub of Penang, being home to the Free Industrial Zone, where factories of many multinational companies are located...
(Penang International Airport) to Kota KinabaluKota KinabaluKota Kinabalu , formerly known as Jesselton, is the capital of Sabah state in East Malaysia. It is also the capital of the West Coast Division of Sabah. The city is located on the northwest coast of Borneo facing the South China Sea. The Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park lies on one side and Mount...
, SabahSabahSabah is one of 13 member states of Malaysia. It is located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. It is the second largest state in the country after Sarawak, which it borders on its southwest. It also shares a border with the province of East Kalimantan of Indonesia in the south...
(Kota Kinabalu International AirportKota Kinabalu International AirportKota Kinabalu International Airport serves the city of Kota Kinabalu, the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia. It is located about 8 km southwest of the city centre. It is the second busiest airport in Malaysia after Kuala Lumpur International Airport, handling 4.8 million passengers in 2009...
) - TuaranTuaranTuaran is a town as well as a district located in West Coast Division, in the northwest of Sabah, East Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Tuaran district has an area of 1,166 square kilometres and an estimated population of 94,100 in 2006. About half the population consists of ethnic Dusun, a third...
(Murut Warrior's Village) - Kota Kinabalu (Filipino Night Market)
- Kota Kinabalu (Sutera Harbour Marina)
- Sapi Island
- Kampung Tanjung AruTanjung AruTanjung Aru is a sub-district of Kota Kinabalu of Sabah, in Malaysia. Its main feature is its beach called Tanjung Aru Beach which stretches to over 2 kilometres long. It also has its own township called Pekan Tanjung Aru...
(Sembulan)
The Roadblock required one team member to guide a ring through an underwater rope maze whilst using diving equiptment. If the team member did not finish the puzzle in time (which is when the diver instructor told them the time is up), the team would incur a four-hour penalty for not completing the Roadblock (which would be assessed at the pit-stop). In this leg's Detour, teams chose between Rapid Water or Rapid Fire. In both detours, teams had to first drive themselves to Kiulu River White Water Rafting. In Rapid Water, teams had to sail a bamboo raft down river rapids and across the river to retrieve their next clue. In Rapid Fire, both teammates had to shoot Malaysian slingshot
Slingshot
A slingshot, shanghai, flip, bean shooter or catapult is a small hand-powered projectile weapon. The classic form consists of a Y-shaped frame held in the off hand, with two rubber strips attached to the uprights. The other ends of the strips lead back to a pocket which holds the projectile...
s at two targets to receive their next clue.
Additional tasks
- In the Murut Warrior's Village, teams must take part in a ceremony in the village which involved tribal dancing and touching a snake.
- At the Night Market, teams must eat at least a hundred chicken ballsChicken BallsChicken balls are a food consisting of small, spherical or nearly spherical pieces of chicken. They are prepared and eaten in several different cuisines.-In Western Chinese cuisine:...
to receive their next clue. The team that ate the most number of chicken balls would have a 20-minute advantage in the next activity, the Roadblock.
Leg 3 (Malaysia → Sri Lanka)
Sepang
Sepang is a town and district located in the southern part of the state of Selangor in Malaysia. Formerly a small town, Sepang grew to several recent developments...
, Selangor (Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Kuala Lumpur International Airport , or KLIA serves the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, and is one of Southeast Asia's largest airports. It is also Malaysia's main international airport. It is situated in the Sepang district, in the south of the state of Selangor, about from Kuala Lumpur...
)
- Kuala Lumpur (AxiataAxiata Group BerhadAxiata Group Berhad , DBA Axiata , is one of the leading telecommunication companies in Asia.- The Group :...
Tower) Sepang (Kuala Lumpur International Airport) to ColomboColomboColombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
, Sri LankaSri LankaSri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
(Bandaranaike International AirportBandaranaike International AirportBandaranaike International Airport is Sri Lanka's only international airport at the moment. Mattala International Airport, when it gets built will be the second International Airport of Sri Lanka. It is located in Katunayake, north of Colombo...
) - Colombo (Gangaramaya TempleGangaramaya TempleGangaramaya Temple is one of the most important temples in Colombo.- Architecture :This Buddhist temple includes several imposing buildings and is situated not far from the placid waters of Beira Lake on a plot of land that was originally a small hermitage on a piece of marshy land...
) - Colombo (NugegodaNugegodaNugegoda is one of the most densely populated suburbs of Colombo. It is in the border of Sri Jayawardenapura Municipal Council Limits and Dehiwela Mt. Lavinia Municipal Council Limits, just outside Colombo City Limits. Central Nugegoda is a collection of densely packed shops and mixed residential...
Station Road - Peanut Vendor) - Colombo (Trendy Connection)
- Colombo (Independence SquareIndependence Commemoration Hall (Sri Lanka)Independence Memorial Hall is a national monument in Sri Lanka built for commemoration of the independence of Sri Lanka from the British rule with the establishment of Dominion of Ceylon on February 4, 1948. It is located at the Independence Square in the Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo...
)
In this leg's Detour, teams have to choose between Carry It or Count It. In both detours teams had to first travel to Pettah
Pettah, Sri Lanka
Pettah is a neighborhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka located east of the City centre Fort. The Pettah neighborhood is famous for its open air bazaars and markets....
by public transport. In Carry It, teams had to carry 12 blocks of ice to a market vendor across the fish market. In Count It, teams had to count fish and give the correct amount of 1100 fish to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, teams traveled to Trendy Connection and one team member to sew a shirt to receive their next clue.
Additional tasks
- At the Kuala Lumpur's Axiata Tower, teams must look at the television screen until they find a picture of a golden buddhaBuddhaIn Buddhism, buddhahood is the state of perfect enlightenment attained by a buddha .In Buddhism, the term buddha usually refers to one who has become enlightened...
, then answer Dialog TelekomDialog TelekomDialog Axiata PLC is Sri Lanka's largest telecommunications service provider, which operates Dialog Mobile, the country's largest mobile phone network with over 6 million subscribers...
on a touchscreen computer to receive their next clue. If a wrong answer is given, teams will have to wait for two minutes before they could answer again. - At Gangaramaya Temple, teams had to receive a blessing from the Buddhist monk to receive their next clue.
- At the Peanut Vendor, each team member had to sell 20 bags of peanuts for Rs.Sri Lankan rupeeThe rupee is the currency of Sri Lanka, divided into 100 cents. It is issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and is generally written Rs. The rupee (Sinhala: රුපියල , Tamil: ரூபாய்) (sign: ₨; code: LKR) is the currency of Sri Lanka, divided into 100 cents. It is issued by the Central Bank of Sri...
15 a piece. They should give the earnings back to the vendor to receive their next clue.
Leg 4 (Sri Lanka)
Colombo (Fort Railway Station) to GalleGalle
Galle is a city situated on the southwestern tip of Sri Lanka, 119 km from Colombo. Galle is the capital city of Southern Province of Sri Lanka and it lies in Galle District....
(Galle Railway Station)
- Galle (Galle FortGalle FortGalle Fort, in the Bay of Galle on the south east coast of Sri Lanka, was built first in 1588 by the Portuguese, then extensively fortified by the Dutch during the 17th century from 1649 onwards...
)- Galle (Galle Bus Station)
- Galle (Galle LighthouseGalle LighthouseGalle Lighthouse is an offshore Lighthouse in Galle, Sri Lanka and is operated and maintained by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. This is Sri Lanka's oldest light station dating back to 1848, but the original lighthouse was destroyed by fire in 1934...
) - Galle (Dialog Service Center) Galle (Galle Bus Station) to Ambalangoda (Ambalangoda Train Station)
- Ambalangoda (Mask Stall Vendor)
- KalutaraKalutaraKalutara is a resort town located approximately 40 km south of Colombo in Sri Lanka.- Overview :Once an important spice-trading center, the city's name is derived from the Kalu Ganga River . In the 11th Century, the town was temporarily made a capital on the orders of a South Indian Prince...
(Kalutara Kalido Beach)
In the first Fast Forward of the race, a team had to proceed to the Galle Bus Station and have their heads shaved at a nearby street barber. Once completed, the team had to bring a Hilton Duck and proceed using a marked taxi to the pit stop. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member has to know the year when Sri Lanka became a sovereign state and changed its name from Ceylon
Dominion of Ceylon
The Dominion of Ceylon, known today as Sri Lanka, was a dominion, in the British Empire between 1948 and 1972. In 1948, British Ceylon was granted independence as the Dominion of Ceylon. In 1972, the Dominion of Ceylon became a republic within the Commonwealth, and its name was changed to Sri Lanka...
to its present name. The team member had to use this year to unlock a treasure chest located along a beach outside the Galle Lighthouse. (The Answer needed to unlock the chest is 1-9-7-2.) In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Coconut Course and Language Course. In Coconut Course, teams had climb up a laddered coconut tree and traverse on a hanging rope between two coconut trees. Once done, they will each receive a coconut which they have to give to the chieftain to get their next clue. In Language Course, teams had to go to school and learn from a student ten Sinhalese words. Once they think they have mastered all ten words, they must recite it to a teacher. If they get all ten correct, the teacher will hand them their next clue.
Additional tasks
- At the Dialog Service Center, teams had to find a cellular phone with a message "Congratulations. Correct." from a pile of hundreds of cellular phones (the other phones say, "Sorry, Try Again") to get their next clue.
- At the Ambalangoda Train Station, teams must search for a Mask Stall Vendor, get a photo of a mask and match it with the person wearing the same mask amidst the crowd of dancing people. Once they match their photo with the correct person, they will receive a Hilton duck which they have to bring to the pit stop, and their next clue.
Leg 5 (Sri Lanka → Philippines)
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
(Ninoy Aquino International AirportNinoy Aquino International Airport
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport or NAIA , also known as Manila International Airport , is the airport serving the general area of Manila and its surrounding metropolitan area...
) Pasay City
Pasay City
The City of Pasay is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila in the Philippines. It is bordered on the north by the country's capital, Manila, to the northeast by Makati City, to the east by Taguig City, and Parañaque City to the south.Pasay City was one of the original four...
(Philtranco Pasay Terminal) to Legazpi City
Legazpi City
The City of Legazpi is a first class city and capital of the province of Albay, Philippines. With 179,481 inhabitants according to the 2007 census, it is the largest city in the Bicol Region in terms of population, though not in land area...
, Albay
Albay
Albay is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Legazpi City and the province borders Camarines Sur to the north and Sorsogon to the south. Also to the northeast is Lagonoy Gulf....
(Legazpi Grand Central Terminal)
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- or Manila (Ninoy Aquino International AirportNinoy Aquino International AirportThe Ninoy Aquino International Airport or NAIA , also known as Manila International Airport , is the airport serving the general area of Manila and its surrounding metropolitan area...
) to Legazpi City (Legazpi AirportLegazpi AirportLegazpi Airport in the Philippines is a major airport in the Bicol Region, serving the vicinity of Legazpi City in Albay...
)
- or Manila (Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Legazpi City (Ligñon Hill)
- DaragaDaraga, AlbayDaraga is a 1st class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines.According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 110,625 people in 20,082 households.-History:February 1, 1814 was Mayon's deadliest eruption....
(Barangay Budiao) - Daraga (Cagsawa RuinsCagsawa RuinsThe Cagsawa Ruins are the remnants of an 18th century Franciscan church, the Cagsawa church, built in 1724 and destroyed by the 1814 eruption of the Mayon Volcano...
) - BacacayBacacay, AlbayBacacay is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 61,574 people in 11,154 households.-Tourism:...
(Misibis Bay Resorts – Misibis Bay Eco Park) - Bacacay (Misibis Bay Resort Amphitheater)
This Leg's Detour was a choice between Jig and Pig. In Jig, teams would do traditional costumes and dance to the satisfaction of two judges. In Pig, teams would compete in a game of catching an oiled pig. They would have to collect two pigs to receive their next clue. At this leg's Roadblock, one team member must kayak to the flagged fish farm and find one of the hundreds of clues as only ten hold the next clue (the one that says "Correct!").
Additional notes
- Six of the eight teams took a bus from Manila to Legazpi, while the other two teams (Natasha & Hussein and Manas & Sahil) took a flight from Manila to Legazpi instead.
- This leg also featured numerous rides, ranging from the passenger jeep to the cruiser jeep, to jet ski and an all-terrain vehicle.
Additional tasks
- Upon arrival at Legazpi City, teams had to ride a jeepneyJeepneyJeepneys are the most popular means of public transportation in the Philippines. They were originally made from US military jeeps left over from World War II and are known for their flamboyant decoration and crowded seating...
to Ligñon Hill. - At Barangay Budiao, teams must ride an all-terrain vehicleAll-terrain vehicleAn all-terrain vehicle , also known as a quad, quad bike, three wheeler, or four wheeler, is defined by the American National Standards Institute as a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires, with a seat that is straddled by the operator, along with handlebars for steering control...
along a marked course to the Cagsawa Ruins to receive their next clue. - At the Cagsawa Ruins carpark, teams must participate in a traditional Pukpok Palayok game. One team member would be blindfolded and must smash the clay pot where their next clue was contained. The other member must use a tambourine to help guide their blindfolded partner to the pot.
- At the Misibis Bay Eco Park, the Intersected teams must clear up all the trash in the selected areas using the trash bag provided by CaltexCaltexCaltex is a petroleum brand name of Chevron Corporation used in more than 60 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, and southern Africa.-History:...
to receive the next clue. After finishing the task, they were no longer Intersected. - After the Roadblock, teams must first travel by jet ski to the Bahi Beach, then drive by jeep through the marked path to the next Pit Stop.
Leg 6 (Philippines → New Zealand)
Invercargill
Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff,...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
(Invercargill AirportInvercargill Airport
- Developing new services :*Air New Zealand spokesman Bruce Parton said the company increased seat capacity into and out of Invercargill by 30% during the past two years and now offered 52 services a week between Invercargill and Christchurch and 29 services a week between Invercargill and Wellington...
)
- Te AnauTe AnauTe Anau is a town in the South Island of New Zealand. It is on the eastern shore of Lake Te Anau in Fiordland. Lake Te Anau is the largest lake in the South Island and second only within New Zealand to Lake Taupo. The 2001 census recorded the town's population as 1,857...
(near Te Anau Lake) - KingstonKingston, New ZealandKingston is a small town at the southernmost end of Lake Wakatipu on the border of Otago and Southland, in New Zealand's South Island. It is 47 kilometres south of Queenstown by a road which winds between the lake to the west and The Remarkables mountains to the east...
(Pillan's Paddock) (Overnight rest) - Nevis RiverNevis RiverThe Nevis River is located in Otago, New Zealand. It flows north for 40 kilometres through rough country before meeting the Kawarau River, of which it is a tributary. A prominent rock outcrop close to this junction is known as the Nevis Bluff....
(Nevis Highwire PlatformNevis Highwire PlatformThe Nevis Highwire Platform is a bungee jumping platform in the Southern Alps near Queenstown on New Zealand's South Island. It is the third highest bungee jumping platform in the world at a height of 134 metres. It is suspended by high-tension cords, which are fixed at both ends on either side of...
) - Queenstown (Queenstown Events Center)
- Queenstown (Coronet PeakCoronet PeakCoronet Peak is a commercial skifield in Otago, New Zealand located 18 kilometres to the northeast of the town of Queenstown and seven kilometres west of Arrowtown, on the southern slopes of the 1,649 metre peak which shares its name...
)
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Plunge or Swing. Both detours are located at Nevis Highwire Platform
Nevis Highwire Platform
The Nevis Highwire Platform is a bungee jumping platform in the Southern Alps near Queenstown on New Zealand's South Island. It is the third highest bungee jumping platform in the world at a height of 134 metres. It is suspended by high-tension cords, which are fixed at both ends on either side of...
in Nevis River
Nevis River
The Nevis River is located in Otago, New Zealand. It flows north for 40 kilometres through rough country before meeting the Kawarau River, of which it is a tributary. A prominent rock outcrop close to this junction is known as the Nevis Bluff....
. In Plunge, each team member must make a bungee jump from a height of 134 metres (439.6 ft) above the Nevis River to receive their next clue. In Swing, both team members will be seated side by side and swing from a platform 300 metres (984.3 ft) above the Nevis Canyon to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, teams travel to Coronet Peak
Coronet Peak
Coronet Peak is a commercial skifield in Otago, New Zealand located 18 kilometres to the northeast of the town of Queenstown and seven kilometres west of Arrowtown, on the southern slopes of the 1,649 metre peak which shares its name...
and one team member to find a clue buried in the snow hill using their avalanche rescue
Avalanche rescue
-What is an avalanche:An avalanche is a mass of snow and ice that breaks, falls, or slides off a mountain, hill, or any slope, including a rooftop.-Avalanche Rescue:...
transceiver
Transceiver
A transceiver is a device comprising both a transmitter and a receiver which are combined and share common circuitry or a single housing. When no circuitry is common between transmit and receive functions, the device is a transmitter-receiver. The term originated in the early 1920s...
.
Additional tasks
- After arriving at Invarcargill, teams must find a fisherman near Te Anau Lake to receive their next clue.
- At Kingston, teams had to saw five slabs from a log together and one slab each individually to receive their next clue.
- At Queenstown Events Center, teams had to make a touchdown facing three rugby players (some of them former national team players), and then make a goal in 10 attempts or else face a 10-minute penalty before receiving their next clue.
- After team members finish their roadblock, they were tasked to ride a 4x4 RV up at the top of Coronet Peak and race on foot to the pit stop.
Leg 7 (New Zealand → Australia)
- Queenstown (Coronet Peak)
- ArrowtownArrowtownArrowtown is a historic gold mining town in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. Arrowtown is located on the banks of the Arrow River approximately 5 km from State Highway 6...
(Arrowtown Post Office) Queenstown (Queenstown Airport) to SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
(Sydney AirportSydney AirportSydney Airport may refer to:* Sydney Airport, also known as Kingsford Smith International Airport, in Sydney, Australia* Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport, in Nova Scotia, Canada...
) - SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
(Circular Quay) - Sydney (Hilton HotelHilton Hotels & ResortsHilton Hotels & Resorts is an international chain of full-service hotels and resorts founded by Conrad Hilton and now owned by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton hotels are either owned by, managed by, or franchised to independent operators by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Hotels became the first coast-to-coast...
) - Sydney (Hyde ParkHyde Park, SydneyHyde Park is a large park in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Hyde Park is on the eastern side of the Sydney central business district. It is the southernmost of a chain of parkland that extends north to the shore of Port Jackson . It is approximately rectangular in shape, being squared at the...
– Archibald FountainArchibald FountainThe Archibald Fountain, properly called the J.F. Archibald Memorial Fountain, widely regarded as the finest public fountain in Australia, is located in Hyde Park, in central Sydney, New South Wales. It is named after J.F. Archibald, owner and editor of The Bulletin magazine, who bequeathed funds to...
) Sydney (Sydney Airport) to BrisbaneBrisbaneBrisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
(Brisbane AirportBrisbane AirportBrisbane Airport is the sole passenger airport serving Brisbane and the third busiest in Australia, after Melbourne and Sydney Airports. Brisbane Airport has won many awards. Located in the suburb with the same name, the airport serves the city of Brisbane and the surrounding metropolitan area...
) - Gold CoastGold Coast, QueenslandGold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
(Southpoint Indoor Pistol Club) - Gold Coast (DreamworldDreamworldDreamworld is a large theme park situated on the Gold Coast in Queensland. It is currently Australia's largest theme park with over 27 rides including 4 roller coasters. The park is made up of several themed lands: Ocean Parade, Kid's World, Wiggles World, Gold Rush Country, Rocky Hollow, Tiger...
Fun Park) - Gold Coast (Kurrawa Beach)
- Brisbane (Kangaroo PointKangaroo Point, QueenslandKangaroo Point is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia located directly east across the Brisbane River from the Brisbane central business district.- Geography :...
Park)
In this leg's first Detour, teams had to choose between Pen or Pinot. In Pen, teams must separate three marked sheep from a flock to another pen to receive their next clue. In Pinot, teams must carry and fill a wine barrow with wine to receive their next clue. For the leg's first Roadblock, teams took a taxi to Circus Art School on Sydney Olympic Park, one team member must perform flying trapeze
Flying Trapeze
The flying trapeze is a specific form of the trapeze in which a performer jumps from a platform with the trapeze so that gravity makes the trapeze swing....
routine to receive their next clue.
In this leg's second Roadblock, teams drive themselves to WRX Rally Experience Circuit race and one team member must take a Subaru Impreza WRX
Subaru Impreza WRX
The Subaru Impreza WRX is a turbocharged version of the Subaru Impreza, an all-wheel drive, four-door passenger vehicle. It is available as a sedan or wagon....
and make a lap within 1:42 (one minute and forty-two seconds) to get their next clue. If they did not made the lap after the correct time, they would do it again. In this leg's second Detour, teams must first participate in an Aborigine tradition of face-painting before doing one of the Detours, Bush Chucker and Bush Hunter. Both Detours located at a farm in Coombabah
Coombabah, Queensland
Coombabah is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Coombabah had a population of 9,303.The word 'Coombabah' is an English corruption of the Aboriginal word, and can have three alternate translations. The first, 'Koomboobah', means 'place of the cobra worms'...
. In Bush Chucker, teams must throw a boomerang
Boomerang
A boomerang is a flying tool with a curved shape used as a weapon or for sport.-Description:A boomerang is usually thought of as a wooden device, although historically boomerang-like devices have also been made from bones. Modern boomerangs used for sport are often made from carbon fibre-reinforced...
and have it land within a marked circular area. In Bush Hunter, teams must throw a hunting spear to a hay bale. After doing their Detour, one team member must eat a live witchetty grub
Witchetty grub
The witchetty grub is a term used in Australia for the large, white, wood-eating larvae of several moths...
, an Aborigine delicacy, to receive their next clue.
Additional tasks
- Upon departure, teams must travel on foot up the Coronet Peak, where teams must complete a slalomSlalomTo slalom is to zigzag between obstacles. It can refer to:Sports:*Alpine Slalom skiing*Whitewater slalom/kayaking*Freestyle slalom skating*Slalom skateboarding*Slalom water skiing*Slalom ice skating*Slalom windsurfing...
Skiing Course. - At Arrowtown Post Office, they must mail the videos they made during the mandatory rest period.
- At the Circular Quay, teams must look for a man with an umbrella on his right hand and ask him "Got a clue about the weather, mate?" to receive their next clue.
- At the Hilton Hotel, teams must make the designated beds within 3 minutes. After 4 failed attempts, teams must face a 10-minute penalty. The quickest team will win a special prize at the pit stop.
- Upon arrival at Brisbane Airport, teams must find a van with an Aboriginal art painting contain the word Wicked printed on it.
- At the Southport Indoor Pistol Club, each team member must shoot a target using a .44 magnum pistolPistolWhen distinguished as a subset of handguns, a pistol is a handgun with a chamber that is integral with the barrel, as opposed to a revolver, wherein the chamber is separate from the barrel as a revolving cylinder. Typically, pistols have an effective range of about 100 feet.-History:The pistol...
to get their next clue. - At Dreamworld Fun Park, teams must ride 120 metres (393.7 ft) high The Giant Drop, the highest freefall ride in the world, and photograph a koalaKoalaThe koala is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae....
mascot waving the Race flag. If they weren't able to do so in the allotted time period, they must go on the ride repeatedly until they capture the needed photo. - At Kurrawa Beach, teams must search for a clue buried in a marked area along the beach.
Leg 8 (Australia → Indonesia)
Denpasar
Denpasar is the capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia. It has a rapidly expanding population of 788,445 in 2010, up from 533,252 in the previous decade. It is located at .-History:...
, Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
(Ngurah Rai International Airport) Denpasar, Bali (Star Boat Express) to MataramMataram (city)
Mataram is the capital of the Province of West Nusa Tenggara . The city is situated within Lombok Barat Regency and lies on the western side of the island of Lombok, Indonesia...
, Lombok
Lombok
Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. It forms part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east...
, West Nusa Tenggara
West Nusa Tenggara
West Nusa Tenggara is a province in south-central Indonesia. The province encompasses the western portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, except for Bali as the Wallace line running the length of the Lombok Strait forms the western boundary of the province....
- Lombok (Pura Meru)
- Ampenan, Lombok (Pura Lingsar)
- Lombok (Malimbu Beach)
- Lombok (Gili TrawanganGili TrawanganGili Trawangan is the largest of Lombok's Gili Islands and the only one to rise significantly above sea level. Measuring 3 km long and 2 km wide, it has a population of around 700. Trawangan means Terowongan due to there is a cave tunnel built in Japanese occupation...
- Sunset Point)
In this leg's Detour, teams chose between Above or Beyond. In Above, teams travelled to Mandalika Market and had to carry a basket of vegetables above their heads without their hands touching the basket, for a distance of 50 meters. In Beyond, teams had to search Kuburan Cina (Chinese Cemetery) for the tomb of Fam Sam Moy. In this leg's Roadblock, teams rode an outrigger
Outrigger canoe
The outrigger canoe is a type of canoe featuring one or more lateral support floats known as outriggers, which are fastened to one or both sides of the main hull...
to Gili Trawangan
Gili Trawangan
Gili Trawangan is the largest of Lombok's Gili Islands and the only one to rise significantly above sea level. Measuring 3 km long and 2 km wide, it has a population of around 700. Trawangan means Terowongan due to there is a cave tunnel built in Japanese occupation...
, where one team member took scuba diving lessons at the Blue Marlin Dive Resort before diving into Halik Reef to retrieve a briefcase. They then returned to Gili Trawangan Island and rode a cidomo
Cidomo
A Cidomo is a small horse-drawn carriage used in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Lombok and the Gili Islands of Indonesia.-Etymology:The name Cidomo is derived from the Sasak word cika or cikar , dokar and mobil for the wheels used to move it...
, a local horse carriage to the aforementioned resort. There, both team members had to count the money in the briefcase totaling (Rp
Indonesian rupiah
The rupiah is the official currency of Indonesia. Issued and controlled by the Bank of Indonesia, the ISO 4217 currency code for the Indonesian rupiah is IDR. Informally, Indonesians also use the word "perak" in referring to rupiah...
3,804,000) and use this as the combination to retrieve the next clue from their Sony VAIO
VAIO
VAIO is a sub-brand used for many of Sony's computer products. Originally an acronym of Video Audio Integrated Operation, this was amended to Visual Audio Intelligent Organizer in 2008 to celebrate the brand's 10th anniversary...
laptop. If they did not enter the correct combination within three attempts, they had to wait for 10 minutes before they can enter another combination.
Additional tasks
- At the Star Boat Express, teams must sign up for boats leaving for Lombok, with the first boat leaving at 7:00 AM containing two teams, and the second boat leaving at 7:30 AM containing three teams.
- Upon arrival at Mataram, teams must search the fishing village for their next clue, which unknown to the teams, was hidden in a boat parked along the beach.
- At Pura Lingsar, teams must participate in Perang Topat, a rice war ritual where teams were showered with rice powder by locals, before receiving their clue.
Leg 9 (Indonesia → South Korea)
Selaparang Airport
Selaparang Airport , was the sole airport serving the island of Lombok and the city of Mataram, the capital of the province of West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia up until it's closure on 30 September 2011. The IATA code AMI came from the nearby port of Ampenan, now a part of Mataram. The airport was...
) to Pohang
Pohang
Pohang is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, and a main seaport in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region. The built-up area of Pohang is located on the alluvium of the mouth of the Hyeongsan River...
, Gyeongsangbuk
Gyeongsangbuk-do
Gyeongsangbuk-do or shortly Gyeongbuk is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea.The Gyeongsangbuk-do Office is...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
(Pohang AirportPohang Airport
-References:*...
)
- Pohang (Hands of Harmony - Homigot Sunrise Square)
- GyeongjuGyeongjuGyeongju is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, covering with a population of 269,343 people according to the 2008 census. Gyeongju is southeast of Seoul, and east of the...
(Girimsa Temple) - Gyeongju (SeokguramSeokguramThe Seokguram Grotto is a hermitage and part of the Bulguksa temple complex. It lies four kilometers east of the temple on Mt. Tohamsan, in Gyeongju, South Korea. It is classified as National Treasure No. 24 by the South Korean government and is located at 994, Jinhyeon-dong, Gyeongju-si,...
Grotto) - Gyeongju (Gyeongju National ParkGyeongju National ParkGyeongju National Park is located in the providence of Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, and is the country's only historical national park. It was first designated a national park in 1968. The park covers many of the principal Silla historical sites in Gyeongju City...
- Anapji Pond)
In this leg's Detour, teams must drive to Hwarang Educational Institute and choose between Bow N' Arrow or Rock N' Roll. In Bow N' Arrow, they must choose another team's photograph as target and hit the target three times with a traditional arrow to receive their next clue. In Rock N' Roll, teams must build a ceremonial pagoda
Pagoda
A pagoda is the general term in the English language for a tiered tower with multiple eaves common in Nepal, India, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and other parts of Asia. Some pagodas are used as Taoist houses of worship. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most commonly Buddhist,...
to a certain height using rocks to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, teams must drive to Daereungwon Tomb Complex and one team member must figure out the correct set of three gates to receive their next clue. If the team member incorrectly chooses a gate, s/he will be blocked by warriors. Each team member will be given three attempts to correctly decode the warrior's code or else they have to go back to the starting line.
Additional tasks
- Upon arrival at Pohang, teams had to ask for help for a translation of their clue, instructing them to go to the Hands of Harmony.
- At Girimsa Temple, each team member must answer five questions. If both team members' answers match, they will receive their next clue.
- At Seokguram Grotto, teams must ring the Reunification bell three times to receive their next clue.
Leg 10 (South Korea → Singapore)
Pohang (Pohang Airport) to SingaporeSingapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
(Singapore Changi AirportSingapore Changi Airport
Singapore Changi Airport , Changi International Airport, or simply Changi Airport, is the main airport in Singapore. A major aviation hub in Southeast Asia, it is about north-east from the commercial centre in Changi, on a site....
)
- Singapore (Cavenagh BridgeCavenagh BridgeCavenagh Bridge is the only suspension bridge and one of the oldest bridges in Singapore, spanning the lower reaches of the Singapore River in the Downtown Core...
) - Singapore (East Coast - Red House Seafood Restaurant)
- Singapore (Caltex Service Station)
- Singapore (St James Power StationSt James Power StationSt James Power Station is a music and nightlife venue in the HarbourFront area of the Bukit Merah Planning Area, Singapore, near VivoCity.-History:...
) - Singapore (Marina Bay Sands Resort - Sky Park Swimming Pool)
- Singapore (Marina Bay Sands Resort - Sky Park Observation Deck)
In this leg's Detour, teams must choose between Stay Up and Add Up. In Stay Up, teams must successfully ride a wave for an accumulated time of two minutes at the Wave House in Sentosa
Sentosa
Sentosa, which translates to peace and tranquility in Malay , is a popular island resort in Singapore, visited by some five million people a year...
Island. In Add Up, teams must head to the Gmax Reverse Bungee and add up three numbers called out by the host and get the sum correctly to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member must make a tightrope walk from tower 1 to tower 2 of the Marina Bay Sands Resort to get their clue. They must then make their way back to tower 1 to finish the task.
Additional tasks
- At the Cavenagh Bridge, teams must locate the lion dancers to receive their next clue.
- At the Red House Seafood Restaurant, teams must extract 1 kilogram of chili crab to receive their next clue.
- Teams must search one of four Caltex stations and find a vintage carVintage carA vintage car is commonly defined as a car built between the start of 1919 and the end of 1930 known as the "Vintage era". There is little debate about the start date of the vintage period—the end of World War I is a nicely defined marker there—but the end date is a matter of a little...
. If the vintage car is no longer in the Caltex Station, the team must proceed to a different Caltex station. - At the St. James Power Station, teams have two minutes to unlock their handcuffs and perform an escape illusionMagic (illusion)Magic is a performing art that entertains audiences by staging tricks or creating illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats using natural means...
to receive their next clue. - At the Marina Bay Sands Resort, teams must ride a marked elevator to the Sky Park Swimming Pool where teams will be tested with their memory on the race. Once they've retrieved answered seven multiple-choice questions correctly using colored rings, they will receive their final clue.